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Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Melbourne, Australia
Toptal member since September 1, 2022
Bio
Peter is a seasoned solution architect with experience in working directly with customers on cloud migration and legacy upgrade projects. With many years of experience and a background in software development in varied environments, Peter has shown the ability to learn and adapt to provide solutions.
Portfolio
RM Results
Solution Design, Architecture, Technical Analysis
Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
Solution Architecture, Solution Design
Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
Java, Web, SQL, IT Project Management, Business Analysis, Solution Design
Experience
- Windows - 20 years
- Software Engineering - 20 years
- Technical Analysis - 10 years
- Solution Design - 10 years
- IT Project Management - 5 years
- Solution Architecture - 5 years
- Architecture - 5 years
- Azure - 4 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, Azure
The most amazing...
...solution I've ever produced involved using QR codes and iPods to replace manual processes and reduce workloads from over 50 hours per day to just a few.
Work Experience
Solution Architect
2021 - 2022
RM Results
- Performed as a client-facing solution architect representing the vendor for an enterprise level educational content delivery platform.
- Managed the overall solution design of a large international data study, ensuring successful integration with multiple parties and that the project was deliverable on the platform.
- Led a small development project for a major customer. I was the product owner for a SAAS product handling a CRM for 15 customers and projects.
Technologies: Solution Design, Architecture, Technical Analysis
Solution Architect
2018 - 2021
Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
- Created the cloud migration strategy for the organization, which involved consideration for all existing and future services, with as much consolidation as possible.
- Worked with the CIO, senior management, and consultants to set architectural standards and document the possibilities for moving an enterprise legacy system into the best possible future state for the organization considering cost, effort, and time.
- Architected, designed, and assisted with implementing multiple solutions for internal projects, often involving integration with external organizations.
Technologies: Solution Architecture, Solution Design
Development Manager
2015 - 2018
Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
- Led an internal team of around 11 developers and testers working on business-as-usual (BAU) and project work.
- Led business analysis, solution design, and project management of a case management system for an external customer over a period of 18 months.
- Migrated a legacy system database upgrade from Ingres to Oracle, allowing future expansibility and significantly improving performance.
Technologies: Java, Web, SQL, IT Project Management, Business Analysis, Solution Design
Experience
Medico-legal Case Management System
Working with the Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine for many years, I worked as a developer enhancing and improving their enterprise-level system.
When the opportunity presented to work as the solution architect to bring the system into a more future-ready state, I relished the challenge. My task was to improve it, so I took the approach of documenting the business requirements and provided all the possible solutions that could be considered:
• Do nothing.
• Refactor the existing system.
• Remodel the existing system, including microservices and reusable components.
• Rebuild the entire system.
• Integrate the system into another platform.
• Recreate the system on another platform.
• Use COTS software.
There were many options, whether it was best to use the internal development team already in place or to consider other alternatives. The options were documented considering cost, effort, and time and presented to multiple stakeholders. We also investigated options for government funding, as it was a government organization.
I was heavily involved in the bid documentation for funding through a government modernization program, and the replacement system was put out for tender.
When the opportunity presented to work as the solution architect to bring the system into a more future-ready state, I relished the challenge. My task was to improve it, so I took the approach of documenting the business requirements and provided all the possible solutions that could be considered:
• Do nothing.
• Refactor the existing system.
• Remodel the existing system, including microservices and reusable components.
• Rebuild the entire system.
• Integrate the system into another platform.
• Recreate the system on another platform.
• Use COTS software.
There were many options, whether it was best to use the internal development team already in place or to consider other alternatives. The options were documented considering cost, effort, and time and presented to multiple stakeholders. We also investigated options for government funding, as it was a government organization.
I was heavily involved in the bid documentation for funding through a government modernization program, and the replacement system was put out for tender.
Education
1996 - 1998
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Australia
Certifications
NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Certified TOGAF Practitioner
The Open Group
AUGUST 2017 - PRESENT
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner
PRINCE2
Skills
Languages
SQL, Java
Platforms
Windows, Azure, Web
Other
Software Engineering, Solution Design, Technical Analysis, IT Project Management, Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Analysis, Enterprise Architecture
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